Hueneme High School
History
Hueneme High School was established in 1959.
On June 4, 2016, during that year's election season, U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton held a campaign rally inside the school's gymnasium.
Academics
Hueneme High School has hosted a Navy JROTC program since 1993.
Athletics
Hueneme High School athletic teams are nicknamed the Vikings. The school is a charter member of the Citrus Coast League, a conference within the CIF Southern Section (CIF-SS) that was established in 2018. From 1998 to 2018, Hueneme competed in the Pacific View League; prior to this, the school was a long-time member of the Channel League. The school's main rival is Channel Islands High School.
The HHS girls' basketball team won its first CIF-SS championship in 2018.
Boys teams:
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track & field
- Volleyball
- Water polo
- Wrestling
Girls teams:
- Basketball
- Cross country
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track & field
- Volleyball
- Water polo
- Wrestling
Notable alumni
- Freddie Bradley, NFL football player; first Hueneme High School athlete drafted into the NFL in 1996 (seventh round, pick #231)
- Keary Colbert, football player for the USC Trojans; held the USC record for most receptions before it was broken by Dwayne Jarrett in 2006.
- Charles Dillon, wide receiver for Green Bay Packers; graduated from HHS in 2004
- Howard Hilton, MLB pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1990
- Ronney Jenkins, football player; set the national record for most yards rushing in a single high school football game in 1995.
- Josh Pinkard, free safety for the two championship USC Trojans football teams in 2004 and 2005
- Josh Towers, MLB starting pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2003
- Jerry Willard, MLB baseball player; played for parts of eight seasons.
Notable faculty
References
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- ^ Meyers, Jeff (1993-07-23). "Hueneme High to Offer Naval Reserve Officers Training : Schools: Starting in the fall, the campus will launch the only ROTC program in Ventura County". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- ^ Ledin, Loren (2017-03-23). "Releaguing plan brings opportunities and complaints". Ventura County Star. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
- ^ Curley, Joe (2016-02-05). "BOYS SOCCER: Hueneme beats rival Channel Islands to clinch share of PVL title". Ventura County Star. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- ^ "Hueneme High captures first CIF title in girls basketball". Ventura County Star. 2018-03-03. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- ^ "Freddie Bradley". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- ^ Woods, Erik (2017-05-20). "Hueneme High and Durley Park: Ventura County Legends". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- ^ "Keary Colbert". National Football League. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
- ^ "Looking to catch on again". Ventura County Star. 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- ^ "Howard Hilton Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- ^ David Bush (2003-07-21). "Raiders look crowded at kickoff returner". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
- ^ "Player Bio - Josh Pinkard". CSTV.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
- ^ "Player Information - Josh Towers". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
- ^ 1987 Topps baseball card # 137
- ^ Eads, Derry (2009-08-28). "Laut remembered as Olympian, teacher, coach and man with heart of gold". Ventura County Star. Retrieved 2017-02-26.